Extended Health Benefit Claims are made in much the same manner as with private wellness and health practitioners with the submission of your payment receipt(s) to the insurer.

Catherine Cloutier holds a Master of Arts in Counselling and she is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. She is also a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) Profile information & credentials. Read more…

Third-Party Direct Billing for Counselling

In most cases Registered Clinical Counsellors and Certified Canadian Counsellors are unable to provide direct billing to insurance companies at this time. Many insurances companies offer their policyholders the possibility to submit their payment receipt electronically and they usually process their claims promptly. Once your payment for counselling services is received and processed a digital payment receipt will be sent to you via e-mail rapidly in order to ease your claim process. Please feel free to let your counsellor know if you prefer to obtain a print copy of your payment receipt a the beginning of your session.

ICBC Claims: Healthcare Partners in Counselling

Eligibility for Part 7 – Psychological Support Funding for Counselling Therapy

We prefer that ICBC claimants wishing to access our services be referred by a lawyer specializing in Motor Vehicle Injury Claims.

ICBC claimants will be required to have a valid credit card on file.

If you cannot provide a credit card and you wish to access our services as an ICBC claimant, please have your legal representative contact us to arrange third-party billing in writing.

The initial assessment user fees must be pre-paid a minimum of 72 hours prior to the appointment. Initial assessment session cancelled with less than 72 hours will be charged on the client credit card at full price (2 hours).

Clients must agree to pay user fees prior to or the beginning of each session.

Please contact us if you wish to obtain more information.

We do not accept third-party billing requests for out of province insurance carriers.

At this time Counselling Therapy Service Fees are not covered by MSP and BC’s Disability Assistance

Tax Receipts for Counselling Therapy

Receipts for Counselling Therapy Services are available for tax purposes if needed. We issue a payment receipt rapidly after processing your payment.

We suggest that you consult with an authorized taxation specialist/authority if you are concerned about claiming counseling therapy expenses on your personal or corporate tax return prior to engaging service.

Tax exemptions and guidelines to claim for eligible medical practitioners fees are subject to change without our knowledge. Exemptions may differ from one province to another.

If you wish to find more details about your eligibility to claim your counselling expenses or/and select an approved First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) near you

Please copy and paste the following links into your browser:

www.fnha.ca/benefits/mental-health

FHNA (Toll-Free): 1.800.317.7878

Additional Resource: Help for Wellness Help Line

www.hopeforwellness.ca

Unfortunately, we are not accepting FNHA third-party direct billing request at the moment

Direct Counsellor’s Access

Specific counselling rates information Feel free to call 778-765-4110

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